# ESPN now covers eSports

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-now-covers-esports/743170>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 14, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-now-covers-esports/743170 "2016-01-14T22:16:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-now-covers-esports/743170/1 "2016-01-14T22:16:53Z")

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[This seems](http://espn.go.com/esports/) like it may be a big deal. I don’t follow esports but I know that it is huge in South Korea but it appears to be a huge growing industry.

The internet is not lacking for gaming related sites, so how important is it for a company like ESPN to start following it?

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**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-now-covers-esports/743170/2 "2016-01-14T22:35:38Z")

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They cover poker. Adding esports is a step up.